Maynard community recreation center

I am nominating Mike Horan, a dedicated volunteer of our Maynard community centre and our “rink” guy. He dedicates his time, which means long hours in the cold, and on snowy days to maintain our outdoor rink so kids of all ages can enjoy skating and have some fun. His volunteer work stems from his […]

Bray Backyard Rink established 2015

The BBR started off small and over the years we added backboards, netting, and most recently corners. 23 by 55 feet. We have some nice decals including HNIC, Hockey Canada, Montreal Force of the PHF, Nepean Wildcats. Originally built to help my two daughters learn how to skate. Now we also host girls 2 vs […]

Lakeview Rinks

Our neighbour, Al Arsenault, has been working tirelessly for the past 33 years maintaining these rinks with the help of community volunteers and support from the City of Ottawa. There is a hockey rink with boards and a pleasure skating rink that is converted to a curling rink for two weekends each year and used […]

Whitehaven Community Outdoor Rink

Our community rink is a local gathering spot thanks to an amazing team of volunteers who spend countless hours each season flooding, shovelling, and organizing local teenagers to supervise. The rink is used by young and old, day and night, from those learning to skate to hockey players. The Whitehaven Community Association receives a small […]

Firehall Field

When covid happened a few years ago, it was our son’s first year of hockey and it broke his heart they we’re canceling hockey. So Christmas Eve day I found out who owned the field behind our house, and asked permission to build a rink. Permission granted! So I ran to Home Depot, picked up […]

Dorset Ice Palace

The Dorset Ice Palace, nestled in large white pins, has been a big part of the village of Dorset for many years. It has been the hub of numerous hockey games, winter carnivals, fun family skating. For a while it even boosted outdoor heated bleachers. Our family has enjoyed using this rink for four generations. […]

Glandriel park rink

Playing on ODR since I was a kid, now building these for the next generation of McDavids

Good Luck Arena

This ODR is my baby, I’m a seasonal worker so I have tons of time to devote to is upkeep. I have people from my neighborhood that come by whenever they can, it’s open as long as the lights come on at dusk, it’s literally my winter therapy after a long summer of work.

The Dorset Ice Palace

Our outdoor rink has been a part of the Dorset community since the late 1920’s when the community maintained an ice surface near the village on Big Trading Bay.  Plowing it off using horses dragging a homemade plow made out of lumber. Lighting it up by running a line out to the cleared rink from […]